2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
3,024
Electorate
69,947
Turnout
56.5%
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Iain Wright
Labour
|
14,076 | 35.6% | -6.9% |
|
|
Philip Broughton
UK Independence Party
|
11,052 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
|
|
Richard Royal
Conservative
|
8,256 | 20.9% | -7.2% |
|
|
Stephen Picton
Independent
|
2,954 | 7.5% | 7.5% |
|
|
Michael Holt
Green Party
|
1,341 | 3.4% | 3.4% |
|
|
Sandra Allison
Save Hartlepool Hospital
|
849 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
|
|
Hilary Allen
Liberal Democrat
|
761 | 1.9% | -15.2% |
|
|
John Hobbs
Independent
|
201 | 0.5% | 0.5% |